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title: savannah — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «savannah» in the school dictionary: A savannah is a large flat grassy land with few trees, in hot places like Africa, where zebras and lions live. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# savannah

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**Who acts:** savannah, zebras, Lions, We, Elephants · **What happens:** be, live, hunt, have, graze, learn · **To what, where:** large flat grassy land, hot places, name, savannah

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«savannah» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [savannah in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/savannah.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A savannah is a large flat grassy land with few trees, in hot places like Africa, where zebras and lions live.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:m1:1
# text = A savannah is a large flat grassy land with few trees, in hot places like Africa, where zebras and lions live.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	grassy	grassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	23	advmod	_	_
20	zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a savannah | a large flat grassy land |  | hot places like Africa |  | with few trees | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | zebras and lions |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Savannah is a girl's name and a city in Georgia, USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:m2:1
# text = Savannah is a girl's name and a city in Georgia, USA.
1	Savannah	Savannah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Georgia	Georgia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Savannah | a girl's name and a city in Georgia and USA |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Lions hunt on the savannah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:x1:1
# text = Lions hunt on the savannah.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hunt	hunt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | present | Lions |  |  | the savannah |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent on savannah=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The savannah has dry seasons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:x2:1
# text = The savannah has dry seasons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the savannah |  |  |  | season |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Zebras graze on the savannah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:x3:1
# text = Zebras graze on the savannah.
1	Zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	graze	graze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graze** | present | Zebras |  |  |  |  | on the savannah | vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on savannah=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Savannah is my sister's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:x4:1
# text = Savannah is my sister's name.
1	Savannah	Savannah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Savannah | my sister's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about the savannah biome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:x5:1
# text = We learned about the savannah biome.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	biome	biome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about the savannah biome | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about biome=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Elephants walk across the savannah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:savannah:x6:1
# text = Elephants walk across the savannah.
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | Elephants |  |  | the savannah |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across savannah=Trajectory |

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